Peru is an unbelievable destination for tourists. For me, traveling there changed the definition of “vacation”. Women dressed in colorful, woven clothes wandered the street. The food, however, was something I couldn’t get over. It was a huge culture shock for me to dine on alpaca pizza and have guinea pigs as a dish.

We spent the majority of the trip in a unique mountain city called Cusco. The hotel in Cusco was a pretty little place. The bedroom had three twin beds. Another interesting thing our hotel offered was coca tea. The tea leaves are the same leaves used for cocaine.

I thought that New York City had the worst traffic on the Earth until I visited Cusco. There were taxis everywhere, and local drivers ignored red lights. We would be completely stuck in traffic, yet oncoming cars seemed to believe they could magically drive through the middle of our taxi.

During the trip, we joined in several bus tours. One of them included a visit to a marketplace filled with foods and handmade goods. It was an amazing experience because the market was not jam-packed with tourists like every other place. The majority of the shoppers were Peruvian residents. We weaved in and out of streets, gazing at the beautifully handcrafted（手工制作的）rugs and ponchos. I wish I could have bought everything.

Also on the trip was a tour of a genuine village. The villagers there showed us their lifestyle. One of the women showed the boring process of making different products. Their only income was from the goods they sold. Another trick they showed us was using a bug as a lip stain. They would take a bug, press it, and spread the red blood on their lips. I was shocked when they explained that to us. After the tour was over, we were allowed to view their products. I departed with a soft pair of gloves that not only had the four normal finger holes, but also a thumb hole.

【小题1】What did the writer find most terrible in Peru?

A．Eating the local food.

B．Drinking the tea of the hotel.

C．Wearing colorful woven clothes.

D．Making a trip in the mountain.

【小题2】The third paragraph tells that __________.

A．Cusco isn’t worth visiting because of its traffic conditions

B．Cusco’s drivers don’t obey traffic rules

C．taxi drivers can magically drive cars in Cusco

D．there are no traffic jams when you’re taking a taxi in Cusco

【小题3】What surprised the writer in the village?

A．Women made money by making products.

B．The products of villagers could be taken for free.

C．There were only four finger holes in the gloves.

D．People used the bug blood to colour their lips.

【小题4】Where can we most likely read the text?

A．In a travel journal.

B．In a culture magazine.

C．In a travel brochure.

D．In a travel advertisement.

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Pliny was a Roman writer who 【小题1】（witness）a terrible volcanic eruption as a young man. Then he wrote about the eruption 【小题2】 occurred on August 24th，79 AD in Mount Vesuvius，near Pompeii. The tragedy had left a deep 【小题3】（impress）on Pliny whose uncle died in the event. The 【小题4】（town）were buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. By 1748，archaeologists started to dig out the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a "time capsule" 【小题5】（preserve）a frozen moment in history. Not only are the buildings and objects of Pompeii 【小题6】（attract）to people，but also the forms of the people caught in the disaster have captured the imagination of people across the world. 【小题7】 these victims have been dead in Pompeii for many years，the bodies show their exact shapes，which makes people feel sympathy 【小题8】 them. Today，tourists and archaeologists visit Pompeii every year 【小题9】（learn）more about the ancient world. In this way，the city lives on 【小题10】（near）2，000 years after the eruption.

   It’s great fun to explore new places, and it may be like an adventure, even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But to make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles, the following tips may be helpful.

• Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep the map following the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn or you’ll have to move to the back seat.

• Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You’ll need a good map, a compass, a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of cash for emergencies. Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let him know what time you expect to be back. The purpose of the activity is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.

• See if your school or a club organizes orienteering (越野识途比赛), in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc.) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. It enables you to be familiar with the use of maps and compasses and gain some practical skills. In some way, it’s not only good fun, but also a great way to keep fit.

No matter which way you choose, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.

【小题1】Sitting beside the driver, you should ________.

A．direct the driver when necessary

B．look ahead to see where there’s a gas station

C．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable

D．keep looking at the map to find another place to go to

【小题2】Why do you need to wait for the slower friends in exploration?

A．To show them how fast you can go.

B．To avoid yourself or your friends getting lost.

C．To share the fun with your friends in exploration.

D．To tell them fiat’s going on with the group members.

【小题3】Orienteering can ________.

A．make people work fast	B．help people stay healthy
C．help people organize other activities	D．make people get prepared for sports

【小题4】The text mainly talks about ________.

A．the fun of exploration	B．what to bring for exploration
C．the way to use a map in exploration	D．how to prevent people getting lost in exploration

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The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags  were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
【小题1】What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

A．Exciting.	B．Boring.
C．Relaxing.	D．Annoying.

【小题2】What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?

A．Having a swim.

B．Breathing in fresh air.

C．Walking in the morning sun.

D．Visiting a local farmer’s market.

【小题3】What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

A．They are soft.	B．They look nice.
C．They taste great	D．They are juicy.

【小题4】What was the author going to that evening?

A．Go to a farm.	B．Check into a hotel.
C．Eat in a restaurant.	D．Buy fresh vegatables.

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Last summer I had chance to visit Paris. That attracted me most was the Eiffel Tower, which has become a symbol of France. I was deep impressed by its height. I have never seen such a tall building ago! It is made of iron and it is about 10,000 tons in weight. There are 1,665 step from the bottom to the top. Climb the tower made me very tired, and I was very excited. I took a lot of photos in Paris.

I have much memories and experiences to share with. I am so lucky to have seen such a culture so different from my own. I will remember my trip in France forever!